- 1. Which branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?
A) Romance
B) Baltic
C) Germanic
D) Slavic
- 2. Which modern language is considered to be closest to the Proto-Indo-European language?
A) Chinese
B) Japanese
C) Lithuanian
D) Arabic
- 3. Into how many subgroups is the Romance branch traditionally divided?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Two
- 4. Which of the following languages is a member of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family?
A) Dutch
B) Persian
C) Greek
D) Italian
- 5. In which modern country is the Indo-European language Sanskrit primarily associated with?
A) France
B) India
C) Greece
D) Russia
- 6. Which branch of the Indo-European language family includes languages spoken primarily in the eastern part of Europe (e.g., Russian, Polish)?
A) Italic
B) Celtic
C) Slavic
D) Hellenic
- 7. What branch of the Indo-European family does the French language belong to?
A) Balto-Slavic
B) Celtic
C) Romance
D) Germanic
- 8. Before the rise of the Roman Empire, what language family dominated the Italian Peninsula?
A) Hellenic
B) Slavic
C) Italic
D) Celtic
- 9. Which of the following languages is considered the oldest attested Indo-European language?
A) Latin
B) Hittite
C) Old Norse
D) Sanskrit
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